Mich. Admin. Code R. 420.112 - Safety compliance facility license; exception for industrial hemp
Rule 12.
(1) In
addition to transfer and testing as authorized in section 203 of the MMFLA, MCL
333.27203, a safety compliance facility license authorizes the safety
compliance facility to do all of the following without using a secure
transporter:
(a) Take marihuana from, test
marihuana for, and return marihuana to only a marihuana facility.
(b) Collect a random sample of marihuana at
the marihuana facility of a grower, processor, or provisioning center for
testing.
(2) A safety
compliance facility must be accredited by an entity approved by the agency by 1
year after the date the license is issued or have previously provided drug
testing services to this state or this state's court system and be a vendor in
good standing in regard to those services. The agency may grant a variance from
this requirement upon a finding that the variance is necessary to protect and
preserve the public health, safety, or welfare.
(3) A safety compliance facility that has not
achieved accreditation as required by subrule (2) of this rule may not perform
safety compliance testing or research and development testing for a licensed
marihuana facility and may not charge or collect any fee for testing performed
until compliance with subrule (2) of this rule is demonstrated to the
agency.
(4) To be eligible for a
safety compliance facility license, the applicant, and each investor with any
interest in the safety compliance facility must not have an interest in a
grower, secure transporter, processor, or provisioning center.
(5) A safety compliance facility shall comply
with all of the following:
(a) Perform tests
to certify that marihuana is reasonably free from chemical residues such as
fungicides and insecticides.
(b)
Use validated methods for all testing required by the agency.
(c) Perform tests that determine whether
marihuana complies with the standards the agency establishes.
(d) Perform additional tests necessary to
determine compliance with any other good manufacturing practices as prescribed
in these rules.
(e) Accurately
enter all transactions, current inventory, and other information into the
statewide monitoring system as required in the MMFLA, these rules, and the
marihuana tracking act.
(f) Have a
secured laboratory space that cannot be accessed by the general
public.
(g) Retain and employ at
least 1 laboratory manager with a relevant advanced degree in a medical or
laboratory science. A laboratory manager is responsible for the
following duties, including, but not limited to:
(i) Ensure tests are conducted in accordance
with R 420.305.
(ii) Ensure test
results are accurate and valid.
(iii) Oversee day-to-day
operations.
(iv) Validate reporting
requirements in the statewide monitoring system.
(6) A safety compliance facility
is not prohibited from taking or receiving industrial hemp for testing purposes
and testing the industrial hemp pursuant to the industrial hemp research and
development act.
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